[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Vedic Index of Names and Subjects](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912) › v2.c4.s7.157 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s7.157 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s7.157 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.s7.157](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s7.157) Varāha, ‘boar,’ is found in the Rigveda¹ and later.² The god Rudra is described as the ‘boar of heaven.’³ The use of dogs to hunt the boar is once alluded to.⁴ The variant form of the word, Varāhu, is not used except metaphorically of divinities.⁵ - [Previous: v2.c4.s7.156](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s7.156) - [Next: v2.c4.s7.158](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s7.158) - [Up: v2.c4.s7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s7) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s7.157](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s7.157) · Pramāṇa